Trends in the delivery of mental health services for children and adolescents.
Current systems for delivery of mental health services to children and adolescents are woefully inefficient, inadequate, and fragmented. The author briefly reviews specific deficits and then discusses eight aspects of an integrated program that will provide easy access to appropriate mental health care for all children who need it with a minimum of stress on their families.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D014481:United States